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Berkshire Hathaway NYSE:BRK.B Stock Report

Last Price

US$460.21

Market Cap

US$992.4b

7D

1.5%

1Y

32.9%

Updated

14 Oct, 2024

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

NYSE:BRK.B Stock Report

Market Cap: US$992.4b

BRK.B Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide.

About the company

BRK.B fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 51% below our estimate of its fair value
Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 24.8% per year for the next 3 years

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Competitors

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American Express

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Berkshire Hathaway
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$460.21
52 Week HighUS$484.82
52 Week LowUS$330.58
Beta0.87
11 Month Change2.82%
3 Month Change4.86%
1 Year Change32.92%
33 Year Change62.85%
5 Year Change117.60%
Change since IPO1,883.66%

Recent News & Updates

Why Is Berkshire Hathaway Unloading Billions In Stock? A Few Theories

Oct 14

Berkshire Hathaway: Still Unsustainable

Oct 03

Berkshire Hathaway Key Risk And Changing Dynamics

Sep 26

Berkshire Hathaway's Q2: Buffett Likely At His Most Bearish

Aug 06

Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Preview: Don't Be Misled By 1.6x P/B Ratio

Jul 30

Recent updates

Why Is Berkshire Hathaway Unloading Billions In Stock? A Few Theories

Oct 14

Berkshire Hathaway: Still Unsustainable

Oct 03

Berkshire Hathaway Key Risk And Changing Dynamics

Sep 26

Berkshire Hathaway's Q2: Buffett Likely At His Most Bearish

Aug 06

Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Preview: Don't Be Misled By 1.6x P/B Ratio

Jul 30

Berkshire Hathaway: Don't Bet Against Triple Compounding

Jul 03

Why I Wouldn't Buy Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio

Jun 17

Berkshire Hathaway: Inflation And Recession Hedge

Apr 24

Berkshire Hathaway: Closing In On A $1 Trillion Market Cap, Still Looks Undervalued

Apr 16

Berkshire Hathaway: Still A Buy Despite Near Record Price

Apr 03

Berkshire's Q4 Earnings: Why I Nearly Doubled My Stake

Mar 02

Warren Buffett Warns On 'No Possibility Of Eye-Popping' Gains, Even As Markets Roar

Feb 25

Berkshire Hathaway: All-Time High Presents A Good Selling Opportunity

Jan 18

Berkshire Hathaway Looks Poised For New Highs

Dec 18

Berkshire Hathaway Wins Big In Japan

Nov 03

Berkshire Hathaway: Still Cheap At All-Time Highs

Sep 16

2 Strategies For Creating A Synthetic Dividend On Berkshire Hathaway Stock

Aug 29

Berkshire Hathaway's Vast Earnings Beat: I'm Buying

Aug 05

Berkshire Hathaway: Don't Wait For All-Time Highs

Jan 18

Berkshire Hathaway Is Ripe For Climbing Again (Technical Analysis)

Jan 07

Ray Dalio's Bridgewater boosts stakes in Visa, Mondelez, Microsoft, exits Medtronic

Nov 15

Berkshire Hathaway: Buffett's Win Streak Continues

Nov 04

Berkshire Hathaway to name new independent director to meet NYSE compliance

Oct 05

Berkshire Hathaway: Examining Its Stock Portfolio And Business Operations

Sep 08

Berkshire Hathaway: Intrinsically Discounted

Aug 27

Berkshire Hathaway: Vast Outperformance Poised To Continue

Aug 20

Shareholder Returns

BRK.BUS Diversified FinancialUS Market
7D1.5%1.2%1.5%
1Y32.9%30.4%33.1%

Return vs Industry: BRK.B exceeded the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 30.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BRK.B matched the US Market which returned 33.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BRK.B's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BRK.B volatility
BRK.B Average Weekly Movement2.4%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement5.2%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market14.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: BRK.B has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: BRK.B's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1998396,500Warren Buffettwww.berkshirehathaway.com

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Berkshire Hathaway's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BRK.B fundamental statistics
Market capUS$992.43b
Earnings (TTM)US$67.86b
Revenue (TTM)US$370.11b

14.6x

P/E Ratio

2.7x

P/S Ratio

Is BRK.B overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BRK.B income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$370.11b
Cost of RevenueUS$89.38b
Gross ProfitUS$87.39b
Other ExpensesUS$19.53b
EarningsUS$67.86b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)47.22k
Gross Margin23.61%
Net Profit Margin18.33%
Debt/Equity Ratio20.3%

How did BRK.B perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison